G.H. Mead and knowing how to act: Practical meaning, routine interaction, and the theory of interobjectivity

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 556-571

  Daanen, Paul ^a   Sammut, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

consciousness; interobjectivity; intersubjectivity; Mead; practical knowledge; practical meaning; routine interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867690717     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: 14617447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354311409794     Document Type: Article

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